Linderhof

Gardening, Cooking and Decorating on the Prairie of Kansas

Welcome to Linderhof, our 1920's home on the prairie, where there's usually something in the oven, flowers in the garden for tabletops and herbs in the garden for cooking. Where, when company comes, the teapot is always on and there are cookies and cakes to share in the larder.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Heat Bound

As we are housebound in the winter

When it's snowy and cold out

We are equally housebound in the summer

When temperatures

Hover around 100

And the humidity makes it feel as if it is 20 degrees hotter!

Our beloved garden suffers . . .

I'm a "fair weather" gardener I'm afraid.

Weeds don't get pulled

But the plants do get watered

Early in the morning

When humidity seems lower

And temperatures are still in the 80s

The rest of the day . . .

We tend to stay inside!

Being inside we turn the attention to the house

And closets, cabinets and drawers

The kitchen of Linderhof lacks drawers

We have 4

One silverware drawer with dividers which make it into four cutlery compartments

Two deep drawers and one skinny little drawer

Not many drawers -- not nearly enough drawers

To rectify that, I bought some wicker baskets and put them into one of the cabinets

3 comments:

I love your pantry and I love organization. Being able to put your hands on things when you want them. I so need a large pantry. Already have that on my list for my Missouri house.....just don't see it much in the newer houses though. You did a great job!!

Understand completely Heat Bound ~ my yard too shows it. In Maryland and our heat index will be 100+ this week. Doesn't instill much excitement and/or energy. LOVE your pantry! One of the joys of an older home although as you said, drawers are in short supply.

Martha,Great organization, dear friend!!!"A place for everything, and everything in its place" was a quote my beloved Grandmother used to say to me!!!Like you, I've been organizing indoors out of this "heat"!!!My areas of concentration have been in Studio One!!!Editing each year helps keep those storage bins organizedand keeps clutter at bay!!!We're enjoying a wonderful Summer "rain" with temps at 68 degrees!!!Our Gardens are still green and lush!!!Unbelievable for end~of~July early August weather on my side of the Prairie!!!I LOVE your chalkboard jars!!!Nicely done!!!Fondly,Pat